Vivid Seats · 1 day ago
Sr. Full Stack Engineer
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$135K/yr - $165K/yr
5+ years expVivid Seats is a leading online ticket marketplace committed to connecting fans to live events. The Sr. Full Stack Engineer will enhance the platform by developing new features and solutions that support the e-commerce marketplace, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Help guide the direction of the design and development of the systems powering our B2C Marketplace and Distribution products
Develop innovative solutions that give Vivid Seats a competitive advantage, encourage team members, and champion technology improvements for your delivery team
Work cross-functionally with other development teams and business stakeholders to deliver impact iteratively
Tackle some of the most difficult challenges of scaling an e-commerce marketplace by developing creative algorithms and features that maximize value and efficiency across the organization
Collaborate to develop and maintain best practices across the software development lifecycle
Uphold standards for development and product quality and participate in the team’s on-call rotation
Mentor other engineers through pairing, code reviews, and tech talks
Complete new hire orientation, gaining the resources you need to be successful
Learn how ticket marketplaces operate and how you’ll contribute to providing great experiences for our customers
Acclimate to team and company norms, business objectives, and Vivid Seats values
Develop basic understanding of applications, tech stacks, and development processes
Deploy and make changes to our production systems
Contribute to our processes, methods, or technologies to support overall business goals and drive team efficiency
Maintain, harvest, and aid internal and external relationships to achieve progress and advance objectives
Contribute to team planning, estimations, and design sessions
Apply a solid understanding of our business goals and our system architecture to your everyday decision making
Leverage a mindset of continuous experimentation to help with team efficiency
Work with cross-functional stakeholders to decompose and iteratively deliver business objectives
Produce and deliver clean, quality code that drives team and company tech goals forward
Leverage application observability tools to uncover problems before our users
Have self-sufficiency in all applications touched by the team
Proactively engage in continuous learning in order to advance skill sets necessary for team goals
Identify areas of opportunity within our systems, come up with a plan to improve them, ship them, and share results and impact
Own a career growth plan developed in partnership with your manager and work towards it
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience building and supporting production web applications
Experience with modern front-end technologies such as TypeScript, Next.js, React and their interactions with APIs
Experience developing Web-based, Distributed and Multi-Tier architecture using Java/J2EE or other major platforms (Python, Scala, Clojure, etc.)
Experience designing, building, and testing web services and APIs
Strong written and interpersonal communication skills to document and share team best practices across the department
A proactive mindset toward embracing, experimenting, and integrating AI tools to drive efficiency, elevate your work, and contribute to a culture of innovation
Preferred
Preferred knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture, PCI, and SQL
Benefits
Annual bonus incentives
Equity for all employees
FLEX PTO
Mental health days
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401K matching
Monthly credits and discounts for attending live events
A variety of additional workplace perks
Company
Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats operates as an online ticket marketplace that connects fans with event ticket sellers.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$368.1MKey Investors
Vista Equity Partners
2023-12-08Post Ipo Secondary· $120.25M
2021-12-22Post Ipo Equity· $22.85M
2021-10-19Post Ipo Equity· $225M
Leadership Team
Lawrence Fey
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Vassilatos
Co-Founder
Recent News
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